Meet Our Alumni
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction graduate degree programs can prepare you for a variety of careers. Our graduates go on to pursue jobs in education and other learning environments and professions. Many become teachers, professors, teacher educators, policymakers, administrators, and instructional designers for emerging learning technologies. Our programs provide unique opportunities that prepare you to work in public and private schools, universities, government agencies, and private sector industries.
Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Iliana Alanís
Associate Professor and Assistant Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 1998
Lucía Cárdenas Curiel
Assistant Professor, Bilingual/Multilingual Education, Teacher Education, Michigan State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Dora Fabelo
Executive Director for Human Resources, Retired, Austin Independent School District
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2008
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 1987
Belinda Flores
Professor of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 1999
Alma Itzé Flores
Doctoral Student, University of California Los Angeles
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2011
Kathryn Henderson
Assistant Professor, Department of Bilingual-Bicultural Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Clarena Larrotta
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2005
Manuel Martinez
Second grade dual language teacher at Houston Elementary School, Austin, Texas
Proyecto Maestría BBE Master’s Graduate, 2013
Monica Tellez de Arste
M.Ed. in Bilingual Bicultural Education, 2009
Christian Zúñiga
Visiting Professor, The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Cultural Studies in Education
Albert Bimper, Jr.
Senior Associate Athletic Director & Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
Juan F. Carillo
Assistant Professor of Education, Cultural Studies and Literacies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2010
Aurora Chang
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Loyola University, Chicago
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2010
Carla García-Fernández
Assistant Professor of Deaf Studies Department, California State University Northridge
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2014
G. Sue Kasun
Assistant Professor, Language Education, Georgia State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
Keith M. Sturges
Founder and CEO Indikus Program Evaluation and Planning Nashville, Tenn.
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2011
Early Childhood Education
Alejandra Barraza
Network Principal, Carroll and Tynan Early Childhood Center
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Tenzin Dekyi
Pre-primary Education Coordinator, Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration in India
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2018
Nailah Jones
ESL/Kinder Teacher, Govalle Elementary School, Austin, Texas
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki Colegrove
Assistant Professor of Bilingual Bicultural Education, Texas State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Language and Literacy Studies
Caitlin McMunn Dooley
Georgia Department of Education, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Atlanta, GA
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2004
Leah Durán
Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, University of Arizona
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Michelle Fowler-Amato
Assistant Professor of English and English Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Language and Literacy Studies, 2015
Michiko Hikida
Assistant Professor of Elementary Language Arts, The Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Angie Zapata
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2015
Learning Technologies
Katherine Cennamo
Professor of Instructional Design and Technology, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 1989
Kimberly Gonzales
Digital Content Engineer, Texas Instruments
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
Yung-wei Hao
Professor, National Taiwan Normal University Taipei, Taiwan
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction 2004
M.A. in Foreign Language Education
Jake Henson
Learning Experience Designer, Six Red Marbles
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Chung-Kai Huang
Associate Professor of International Business, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
Melinda Jackson
Instructional Designer, Enspire Learning Austin, Texas
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 1999
Jina Kang
Assistant Professor in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences, Utah State University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Royce Kimmons
Assistant Professor, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2013
Lance Kinney
Executive Director, Texas Board of Professional Engineers
Ph.D. in Learning Technologies, 2015
Shih-Ting Lee
Instructional Designer and Adjunct Professor, Austin Community College
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2009
M.S. in Human Resource Development for Higher Education and Industry, 2002
B.A. in English Language and Literature, 2000
Jaejin Lee
Associate Research Fellow: BK21 Plus Institute of Future Education Design, Seoul National University
Ph.D. in Learning Technologies, 2015
Sa Liu
Assistant Professor of Interactive Technologies, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2018
Jan McSorley
VP, Accessibility for Psychometrics and Testing Services at Pearson
M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2003
Justin Olmanson
Assistant Professor of Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Education in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2011
Yajun Qiu
Instructional Designer in L&D, PwC CN/HK
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2016
Ashley Reinhardt
Founder, Wonderwell Early Learning Center, Austin, TX
M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, 2013
Liuyi Shu
E-Learning Developer and Graphic Designer, PwC China and Hong Kong, Shanghai, China
M.A., 2018
Brian Stockus
Senior Instructional Designer, Time to Know Austin, Texas
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2006
Elena Winzeler
Learning Experience Design Manager, Six Red Marbles
M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2016
Jennifer Wivagg
Technology Integration Specialist at Keystone School San Antonio, TX
Ph.D. in Learning Technologies, 2013
Timothy Yuen
Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2008
Social Studies Education
Whitney Blankenship
Coordinator of Secondary History Education and Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Rhode Island College Providence, RI
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2008
Brooke Blevins
Assistant Professor of Education, Baylor University Waco, TX
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2011
Antonio J. Castro
Assistant Professor of Education, University of Missouri Columbia, MO
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2009
LaGarrett King
Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education, Clemson University Clemson, SC
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012
STEM Education
Jenny Buontempo
Research Data Analyst, Center for Education Policy Analysis, Stanford University
B.S., Mathematics and International Business and Trade, Saint Peter’s College
M.A., Interdisciplinary Education, Santa Clara University
M.A., Mathematics, University of Kansas
Ph.D., STEM Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Chun-Yen Chang
Director of the Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University
Ph.D. in Science Education, 1996
Barbara King
Assistant Professor in Math Education, Florida International University
Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, 2012
Juanita M. Silva
Assistant Professor of Math Education at Texas State University
B.S., Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., STEM Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Vanessa Svihla
Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico
Ph.D. in Science Education, 2009
Janice Trinidad
Teacher, Manor Tech High School
Ph.D. in Physics, Certification from UTeach Natural Sciences, 2007
Candace Walkington
Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning, Southern Methodist University
Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, 2010
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
George I. Sánchez Building
4th Floor, Room 4.708
Phone: (512) 471-5942
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